Scilab Function
Last update : Jan 1996

xgetfile - dialog to get a file path

### Calling Sequence

  `path=xgetfile([title='string'])`
  `path=xgetfile(file_mask,[title='string'])`
  `path=xgetfile(file_mask,dir,[title='string'])`
  `path=xgetfile(file_mask,dir,'string')`

### Parameters

- `file_mask`: a character string which gives the file mask to use for file selection. `file_mask` is written with Unix convention. the default value is '*'.
- `dir`: a character string which gives the initial directory used for file search. by default xgetfile uses the previously selected directory.
- `path`: is the user selected file path if user answers "Ok" or the " " string if user answers "Cancel"
- `title='string'` :Optional arguments which gives the title for the xgetfile window.

### Description

Creates a dialog window for file selection

### Examples

    xgetfile()
    xgetfile('*.sci','SCI/macros/xdess')
    xgetfile(title='Choose a file name ')

### See Also

`x_dialog`, `file`, `read`, `write`, `exec`, `getf`,